Scissors holding device



Nov. 14, 1939. J. F. LE SKO 2,179,725

SCISSORS HOLDING DEVICE Filed Nov. 19, 1937 Patented Nov. 14, 1939PATENT oFFicr 2,179,725 scrssons HOLDING DEVICE James F. Lesko, Chicago,Ill., assignor of fortyfive one-hundredths to George J. Wolf, Cicero,

Ill.

Application November 19, 1937, Serial No. 175,457

2 Claims.

My invention relates to a device more especially intended for properlyholding scissors while they are being sharpened or honed; the devicebeing adapted to rigidly hold a blade of the scissors in such mannerthat its cutting edge will be properly positioned and entirely exposedfor continued movement of the sharpening tool or hone thereover.

The invention also has for its object the provision of a device whichadapts it to scissors whose blades are of varying lengths; the deviceinvolving elements whereby numerous adjustments may be readily madewithout the need of the special tools.

The invention contemplates the provision of a device which may be easilyattached to a table or other supporting or rigid article and which maybe inexpensive in manufacture.

The objects and advantages of my invention will be readily comprehendedfrom the detailed description of the accompanying drawing where- Figure1 is a perspective view of my improved device shown secured to asupporting structure and a pair of scissors mounted thereon; a part ofone blade of the scissors being broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device as viewed from the sideopposite to that shown in Figure 1; a portion of one blade of thescissors being broken away.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a similar View taken on the line i-Ji of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the device without a scissors mountedthereon.

My improved device is especially intended for securely holding a pair ofscissors while being sharpened or honed and in the specific embodimentshown in the drawing comprises a main body portion in the nature of ametallic plate l5 of comparative width and tapered at one end as shownat E6, and this tapered end provided at one longitudinal side with adownwardly extending flange or side H. The flange or side ll at itsbottom is provided with a threaded sleeve portion l8 disposed verticallyand rearwardly of the rear or inner edge of the flange H, see Figures 1and 2. This threaded sleeve portion i8 is intended to receive the thumbor clamp screw 19 whereby the device may be clamped on the edge of asupporting structure or table indicated at 20.

The tapered longitudinal edge of the extension or end I6 is serrated orprovided with a plurality of notches as at 2| adapted to effect anonslipping holding relation with the shank or hand grasping end of oneof the blades of the scissors 22, as shown in Figure l; the taper ofextension it being toward the outer end thereof.

The main portion I5 in proximity to the extension it has a partiallysevered portion which is bent upwardly to provide the upstanding post orlug 23 of predetermined heighth; the upper end being preferably roundedas shown and centrally provided with a groove or notch 24, somewhatundercut at opposite sides as shown in Figures 1 and 3, to receive therear longitudinal edge of the blade to be honed or sharpened.

The main portion E5 of the device, between the upstanding lug 23 and theopposite end of said portion i5 is provided with a number of transversely disposed slots 25 and with tapped holes 26 arranged intermediateof the slots and intermediate of the first slot and the opening causedby the upstanding lug 23.

The slots 25 are of predetermined length and shown substantially equal,but in order to avoid the plate being weakened, the slots are shownsuccessively arranged closer toward one side of the plate portion l5,see Figure 5.

The purpose of these slots 25 and tapped holes 25 is to permit thedesired positioning of the upstanding lug 21. The upstanding portion oflug 2'1 is substantially similar to lug 23, with its upper end madearcuate and provided with a notch 28 adapted to receive the back edge ofthe blade of the scissors.

The bottom or base of lug 21 extends laterally toward one side and isenlarged as shown at 29 and provided with a transversely disposed slot30, which extends parallel with slots 25 in the plate I5. The slot 30 isintended to receive the thumb-screw 3! (provided with a shoulder orwasher 32) which screws into the selected hole 25 and clamps the lug 21in its adjusted positions. The base 29 of lug 21, intermediate of theslot 30 and the upstanding portion of the lug is provided with a pair ofdepressed pin forming portions as at 33, see Figure 4, which are adaptedto enter one of the slots 25 in the body portion or plate Hi; the pinlike portions 33 being in alignment and slightly spaced aparttransversely of the base 29 of lug 21 for the purpose of guiding the lug2'1 in its adjustments transversely of the body or plate l5 and to holdthe lug 21 against any tendency to rotate about the thumb-screw 3 l.

The purpose of my device is to rigidly hold the scissors in positionwith the bevel of the cutting edge arranged substantially in ahorizontal plane in order that proper honing of the cutting edge may beaccomplished; and lug 21 is made adjustable to accommodate the .deviceto scissors of difierent lengths; it being desirable to adjust lug 21 sothat it will engage the blade adjacent the outer end thereof.

When it is desired to sharpen or hone a scissors, the device is firstclamped onto a table with the main body portion I flush on the table topas shown in Figure 1, thus leaving the tapered and notched end I6 toextend beyond the table top. The lug 27 is then positioned in keepingwith the length of the blade which is to be honed; that is to say, thelug 2'! (thumb-screw 3| having been removed) is moved either to the leftor to the right as the case may be so that the lug 21 will receive theouter end of the blade in the manner shown in Figure 1; the pin portions33 of the lug-base being inserted in the adjacent slot. The blade of thescissors is then placed, rear edge downwardly, in the notches 26 and 28of the lugs 23 and 2?, while the other blade is disposed upwardly withits finger grasping end against the notched tapered side of extension orend it, namely at a notch somewhat removed from the inner end of theextension l6. Lug 21, with the outer end of the scissors-blade insertedin its notch, is then adjusted lengthwise of the preselected slot 25,namely toward the side of the device on which the notches 2| are locatedso as to have the slot 28 of lug 21 out of alignment with slot 2-2 inlug 23, thereby moving the horizontally disposed blade to be operated onat an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the device. Thethumb-screw 3! is then screwed down tightly in the hole 26 whichregisters with the slot 30 in the base of lug 21. The perpendicular orloose blade of the scissors is then pulled along the tapered side ofextension l6 toward the main plate portion l5, thereby causing the rearedge of the horizontally disposed blade to slightly tilt into theundercut portion of slot 24 which induces the blade to be firmly held inplace against movement.

The device is shown provided with a plurality of slot and holes in orderto permit different positionings of the blade-holding lug 21commensurate with the length of the scissors blade. For example, if theblade is but slightly longer than the one illustrated in the drawing,thumb-screw '3! could be released and lug 2? swung about the thumb-screwand its depending portions or pins 33 inserted in the next slot 25 whilethe thumbscrew would remain in the same hole 26. Should, however, theblade of the scissors be considerably longer than the one shown, thethumb-screw 3! must be removed and lug 21 shifted toward the left handend of the device as viewed in Figure 1 where it would be positionedadjacent the end of the scissors blade with its depending pin portions33 entering the slot adjacent its new position and thumb-screw 3iscrewed into a hole 26 farther to the left as viewed in Figure 1. As isapparent from the construction shown, the device lends itself to atleast seven difierent adjustments in so far as lug 21 is concerned, thusproviding a device adapted to scissors of varying lengths.

Thile the specific exemplification of my invention is believed to be itsbest embodiment, certain modifications are possible and may be madewithout, however, departing from the spirit of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a metallic platetapered at one end and the tapered side provided with serrations, theplate intermediate of its ends having a depending clamp-screw holdingportion whereby the device may be clamped onto a table-top; anupstanding lug integral with the plate adjacent the tapered end, saidlug at top having a scissorsblade receiving recess; the body portion ofthe plate being provided with laterally disposed slots spaced apartlengthwise of the plate with tapped holes therebetween; a secondupstanding lug adapted to be adjustably secured to said slotted portionof the plate, said lug at top having a scissors-blade receiving recessand on its bottom provided with a depending portion adapted to fit intosaid slots; and means associated with said second lug and adapted toscrew into one of the tapped holes whereby said lug may be adjustedlengthwise and laterally of the plate for scissors of differentdimensions and its blade receiving recess moved out of alignment withthe recess in said first mentioned stationary lug to effect grippingrelation with the back of a scissors blade.

2. A device of the character described comprising a flat plate taperedat one end and at one side, the tapered side being provided withserrations lengthwise thereof while the untapered side of said end isbent downwardly with the lower end formed to provide a verticallydisposed threaded socket; a clamp-screw disposed through said threadedsocket for clamping the device in place; the plate intermediate of itsends having a partly severed portion bent upwardly to provide anupstanding immovable lug provided in its top with an undercutscissorsblade receiving recess; the other end of said plate beingprovided with a plurality of transversely disposed slots and tappedopenings spaced apart lengthwise of the plate; a second lug memberprovided with a laterally disposed slotted base and with dependingportions adapted to extend into the slots in the plate to preventrotative movement of said lug member; a thumb-screw disposed through theslotted base of the lug member and adapted to screw into the selectedtapped opening for adjustably securing said second lug member in placerelative to the immovable lug,

